**~,......                                          ......,~**
£**~,.....                                          .....,~**£
#£**~,....                                          ....,~**£#
##£**~,...                                          ...,~**£##
@##£**~,..                                          ..,~**£##@
#@##£**~,. people  access  the island by  a bridge. .,~**£##@#
@##£**~,.. it's  meant  not  for small  creatures - ..,~**£##@
##£**~,... this way  over  is  narrow  and crowded, ...,~**£##
#£**~,....               and violent.               ....,~**£#
£**~,.....                                          .....,~**£
**~,...... as it  crosses the narrow,  the road  is ......,~**
*~,....... wide, made  strong  by the concrete. the .......,~*
**~,...... flow  is  deep  and  sweet,  and  heavy. ......,~**
£**~,.....                                          .....,~**£
#£**~,.... pretty  soon though the road branches in ....,~**£#
##£**~,... two. sometime after  this the same thing ...,~**£##
@##£**~,.. happens  again. this  time, however,  we ..,~**£##@
#@##£**~,. get a  peculiar relationship between the .,~**£##@#
@##£**~,.. new roads:  a bigger  one goes  straight ..,~**£##@
##£**~,... ahead,   while  a  smaller   one  snakes ...,~**£##
#£**~,....           around it like ivy.            ....,~**£#
£**~,.....                                          .....,~**£
**~,...... this ivy  road  is home to a great  deal ......,~**
*~,....... of supple  creeks and  nooks.  the water .......,~*
**~,...... flows slower  here,  people are  slower, ......,~**
£**~,..... creatures  come  out  of their  shadows. .....,~**£
#£**~,....                                          ....,~**£#
##£**~,... a good  place  for  a  little specialist ...,~**£##
@##£**~,..                  shop!                   ..,~**£##@
#@##£**~,.                                          .,~**£##@#
@##£**~,..                                          ..,~**£##@
##£**~,...                                          ...,~**£##
#£**~,....                                          ....,~**£#
£**~,.....                                          .....,~**£